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An <a href="../CONCEPT/expressions.html">operator</a> must have 
<a href="../glossary.html#operand">operands</a>
of the same 
type before it can carry out the operation. Because of this, C will perform 
some automatic conversion of <a href="data_types.html">data types</a>.
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These are the general rules for binary operators (* + / % etc):
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<li>If either operand is <b>long double</b> the other is converted to 
<b>long double</b>.
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<li>Otherwise, if either operand is <b>double</b> the other is converted 
to <b>double</b>
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<li>Otherwise, if either operand is <b>float</b> the other is converted 
to <b>float</b>
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<li>Otherwise, convert <b>char</b> and <b>short</b> to <b>int</b>
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<li>Then, if an operand is <b>long</b> convert the other to <b>long</b>.
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<h2>See Also</h2>
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<a href="../CONCEPT/cast.html">cast</a> to force a type conversion.
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<a href="../SYNTAX/typedef.html">typedef</a> keyword.
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